New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

[Cie]

My favorite time of year. Festival season in NOLA!!!!!

Sample of menu:

Fried Soft-Shell Crab Po-Boy, Fried Catfish Filet Po-Boy

Charbroiled Oysters, Oysters on Half Shell

Spicy Natchitoches Meat Pie, Crawfish Pie,
*Broccoli & Cheese Pie

Pheasant, Quail & Andouille Gumbo,
Crab & Crawfish Stuffed Mushrooms, Crawfish Enchilada

Cajun Duck Po-Boy,
Fried Popcorn Shrimp & Crawfish Tails, *Spicy Potatoes

Crawfish Bread, Shrimp Bread,
Sausage & Jalape?o Bread

Cochon de Lait Po-Boy,
Fried Eggplant w/ Crawfish Sauce,
*Fried Eggplant w/ Marinara Sauce

Louisiana Crawfish Po-Boy, Fried Gator Po-Boy,
Guil?s Gator w/ Fried Jalape?os & Onions

Crawfish Sack, Oyster Patties, Crawfish Beignets

Hot Sausage Po-Boy, Crawfish Sausage Po-Boy

Pecan Catfish Meuni?re, Seafood Mirliton Casserole,
Creole Crab Cake w/ Smoked Tomato & Jalape?o Tartar

Alligator Pie, Crabmeat Stuffed Shrimp, *Fried Green Tomatoes

Muffuletta, *Vegetarian Muffuletta,
Roast Beef Po-Boy, Turkey Giardiniera Po-Boy

Crawfish Etouff?e, Boiled Crawfish,
Crawfish Stuffed Puff, Cajun Crawfish Rice

BBQ Chicken, BBQ Chicken Sandwich,
*Corn on the Cob, Iced Tea, Lemon Pound Cake

*Spinach Artichoke Casserole,
Seafood Au Gratin, Sweet Potato Pone

Red Beans & Rice w/ Sausage,
*Vegetarian Red Beans & Rice, Blackberry Cobbler

Crabmeat Po-Boy, Creole Stuffed Crab,
Catfish Almondine, *Potato Salad

Boudin, Boudin Balls,
Crawfish Remoulade, Creole Hot Tamales

Alligator Sauce Piquante,
Shrimp & Okra Gumbo, Shrimp Etouff?e

Fried Shrimp Po-Boy, Fried Oyster Po-Boy,
Fried Oyster Spinach Salad,
Pan?ed Chicken Po-Boy, *Stuffed Artichoke

Ya Ka Mein,*Vegetarian Ya Ka Mein,
Fried Pork Chop Sandwich, Banana Bread Pudding

Gyro Sandwich, *Falafel Sandwich,
*Humus w/ Pita, *Tabouli w/ Pita, *Greek Garden Salad

Spicy Crawfish Sushi Roll, Snow Crab Sushi Roll,
*Vegetable Sushi Roll, Swamp Roll, *Seaweed Salad

Tagine of Lamb (Lamb Stew w/ Basmati Rice),
Merguez (Grilled Lamb Sausage),
Crawfish, Spinach & Zucchini Bisque,
*Tunisian Salad

Cajun Jambalaya, Fried Chicken

Cuban Sandwich

Jamaican Chicken, Caribbean Fish,
Curry Chicken Pattie, *Steamed Vegetables

Dibbi (Grilled Steak on Pita), *Grilled Veggie Pita,
*Couscous w/ Yogurt Sauce

*Jama-Jama (Saut?ed Spinach), *Fried Plaintains,
Poulet Fricassee (Chicken on a Stick)

Goi Cuon (Spring Roll), Bun (Vermicelli w/ Shrimp or Beef),
Cha Gio (Vietnamese Egg Roll)

Crawfish Bisque, Creole Fil? Gumbo,
Trout Baquet

Crawfish Monica ?

Shrimp Macque Choux, Shrimp & Sausage Macque Choux,
Fry Bread, Indian Tacos

Grilled Chicken Livers w/ Pepper Jelly,
*Crowder Peas & Okra, *Collard Greens,
Smothered Chicken Drumettes

Jambalaya

Oyster Rockefeller Bisque,
Cajun Chicken & Tasso w/ Creole Rice

Cracklins, Fried Sweet Potato Chips

Louisiana Strawberry Ice, Lemon Ice,
Gelato, Spumoni, Cannoli, Biscotti (Assorted Italian Cookies)


Shrimp Taco, Chicken Taco, Shrimp Flauta

Creole?s Stuffed Bread; Sausage, Pepperoni & Mozzarella Stuffed Bread

Crawfish Strudel, White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Roman Chewing Candy

Creole Cream Cheese Cake with Strawberries,
Red Velvet Cake, German Chocolate Cake;
Pies: Lemon Meringue, Coconut, Sweet Potato

BBQ Pork Ribs, BBQ Turkey Wings,
Meaty White Beans, *Cole Slaw, Peach Cobbler

Sno-Balls, Sugar Free Sno-Balls, Popcorn

Pies: Apple, Cherry, Coconut, Pecan, Sweet Potato

Coconut Macaroon, Brownie w/ Pecans,
Cream Puffs, Chocolate ?clair

Strawberry Shortcake, Key Lime Tart

Belgian Waffle Cone,
Hand-Scooped Ice Cream w/ Sundae Fixin?s

Pralines: Pecan, Coconut, Chocolate or Rum Flavor,
Praline Pecan Cookies, Sweet Potato Cookies, Praline Shoe Soles, Pecan Crunch

Sno-Balls, Sugar-Free Sno-Balls

Fresh Roasted Jumbo Peanuts, Glazed Pecans;

Pralines: Pecan, Coconut, Chocolate or Rum Flavor,
Praline Pecan Cookies, Sweet Potato Cookies,
Praline Shoe Soles, Pecan Crunch

Strawberry Smoothie, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Strawberry Shortcake, Key Lime Tart

Mango Freeze

Rosemint Iced Tea, Mandarin Orange Iced Tea, Regular Iced Tea

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, *Fruit Salad

Caf? Au Lait (Hot, Iced, Frozen)

Beignets, Caf? Au Lait (Hot, Iced, Frozen),
Milk, Chocolate Milk

 

[AR182]

cie..

i'm jealous...been to new orleans twice & loved it both times....it's one of the best places for night life that i have been to.....got to put it on my things to do list...enjoy....

 

[dunclock]

No wonder I couldnt get a flight down there this weekend. I have a friend in Lafayette that asked me to come down for the Festival there this weekend and no flights.

Cie, they are selling boudin in WalMart up here that are 2 6 oz links in a package for $2.50 and its pretty damn tasty:00hour

And I dont think there is anything on the entire menu you posted that I wouldnt eat and A LOT of it:mj07:

 

[ageecee]

My favorite time of year. Festival season in NOLA!!!!!

Sample of menu:

Fried Soft-Shell Crab Po-Boy, Fried Catfish Filet Po-Boy

Charbroiled Oysters, Oysters on Half Shell

Spicy Natchitoches Meat Pie, Crawfish Pie,
*Broccoli & Cheese Pie

Pheasant, Quail & Andouille Gumbo,
Crab & Crawfish Stuffed Mushrooms, Crawfish Enchilada

Cajun Duck Po-Boy,
Fried Popcorn Shrimp & Crawfish Tails, *Spicy Potatoes

Crawfish Bread, Shrimp Bread,
Sausage & Jalape?o Bread

Cochon de Lait Po-Boy,
Fried Eggplant w/ Crawfish Sauce,
*Fried Eggplant w/ Marinara Sauce

Louisiana Crawfish Po-Boy, Fried Gator Po-Boy,
Guil?s Gator w/ Fried Jalape?os & Onions

Crawfish Sack, Oyster Patties, Crawfish Beignets

Hot Sausage Po-Boy, Crawfish Sausage Po-Boy

Pecan Catfish Meuni?re, Seafood Mirliton Casserole,
Creole Crab Cake w/ Smoked Tomato & Jalape?o Tartar

Alligator Pie, Crabmeat Stuffed Shrimp, *Fried Green Tomatoes

Muffuletta, *Vegetarian Muffuletta,
Roast Beef Po-Boy, Turkey Giardiniera Po-Boy

Crawfish Etouff?e, Boiled Crawfish,
Crawfish Stuffed Puff, Cajun Crawfish Rice

BBQ Chicken, BBQ Chicken Sandwich,
*Corn on the Cob, Iced Tea, Lemon Pound Cake

*Spinach Artichoke Casserole,
Seafood Au Gratin, Sweet Potato Pone

Red Beans & Rice w/ Sausage,
*Vegetarian Red Beans & Rice, Blackberry Cobbler

Crabmeat Po-Boy, Creole Stuffed Crab,
Catfish Almondine, *Potato Salad

Boudin, Boudin Balls,
Crawfish Remoulade, Creole Hot Tamales

Alligator Sauce Piquante,
Shrimp & Okra Gumbo, Shrimp Etouff?e

Fried Shrimp Po-Boy, Fried Oyster Po-Boy,
Fried Oyster Spinach Salad,
Pan?ed Chicken Po-Boy, *Stuffed Artichoke

Ya Ka Mein,*Vegetarian Ya Ka Mein,
Fried Pork Chop Sandwich, Banana Bread Pudding

Gyro Sandwich, *Falafel Sandwich,
*Humus w/ Pita, *Tabouli w/ Pita, *Greek Garden Salad

Spicy Crawfish Sushi Roll, Snow Crab Sushi Roll,
*Vegetable Sushi Roll, Swamp Roll, *Seaweed Salad

Tagine of Lamb (Lamb Stew w/ Basmati Rice),
Merguez (Grilled Lamb Sausage),
Crawfish, Spinach & Zucchini Bisque,
*Tunisian Salad

Cajun Jambalaya, Fried Chicken

Cuban Sandwich

Jamaican Chicken, Caribbean Fish,
Curry Chicken Pattie, *Steamed Vegetables

Dibbi (Grilled Steak on Pita), *Grilled Veggie Pita,
*Couscous w/ Yogurt Sauce

*Jama-Jama (Saut?ed Spinach), *Fried Plaintains,
Poulet Fricassee (Chicken on a Stick)

Goi Cuon (Spring Roll), Bun (Vermicelli w/ Shrimp or Beef),
Cha Gio (Vietnamese Egg Roll)

Crawfish Bisque, Creole Fil? Gumbo,
Trout Baquet

Crawfish Monica ?

Shrimp Macque Choux, Shrimp & Sausage Macque Choux,
Fry Bread, Indian Tacos

Grilled Chicken Livers w/ Pepper Jelly,
*Crowder Peas & Okra, *Collard Greens,
Smothered Chicken Drumettes

Jambalaya

Oyster Rockefeller Bisque,
Cajun Chicken & Tasso w/ Creole Rice

Cracklins, Fried Sweet Potato Chips

Louisiana Strawberry Ice, Lemon Ice,
Gelato, Spumoni, Cannoli, Biscotti (Assorted Italian Cookies)


Shrimp Taco, Chicken Taco, Shrimp Flauta

Creole?s Stuffed Bread; Sausage, Pepperoni & Mozzarella Stuffed Bread

Crawfish Strudel, White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Roman Chewing Candy

Creole Cream Cheese Cake with Strawberries,
Red Velvet Cake, German Chocolate Cake;
Pies: Lemon Meringue, Coconut, Sweet Potato

BBQ Pork Ribs, BBQ Turkey Wings,
Meaty White Beans, *Cole Slaw, Peach Cobbler

Sno-Balls, Sugar Free Sno-Balls, Popcorn

Pies: Apple, Cherry, Coconut, Pecan, Sweet Potato

Coconut Macaroon, Brownie w/ Pecans,
Cream Puffs, Chocolate ?clair

Strawberry Shortcake, Key Lime Tart

Belgian Waffle Cone,
Hand-Scooped Ice Cream w/ Sundae Fixin?s

Pralines: Pecan, Coconut, Chocolate or Rum Flavor,
Praline Pecan Cookies, Sweet Potato Cookies, Praline Shoe Soles, Pecan Crunch

Sno-Balls, Sugar-Free Sno-Balls

Fresh Roasted Jumbo Peanuts, Glazed Pecans;

Pralines: Pecan, Coconut, Chocolate or Rum Flavor,
Praline Pecan Cookies, Sweet Potato Cookies,
Praline Shoe Soles, Pecan Crunch

Strawberry Smoothie, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Strawberry Shortcake, Key Lime Tart

Mango Freeze

Rosemint Iced Tea, Mandarin Orange Iced Tea, Regular Iced Tea

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, *Fruit Salad

Caf? Au Lait (Hot, Iced, Frozen)

Beignets, Caf? Au Lait (Hot, Iced, Frozen),
Milk, Chocolate Milk

Damn that is some good shit on that menu. A man could gain 10 lbs sampling all that food.

Crawfish Beignets sounds good.


Cie can you take some pics of that fine food..

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

Crawfish Monica ?

Stand in line for 20 minutes and wonder the rest of the day why they just don't call it Mac & Cheese with Crawfish.

Love your town - Jazz Fest used to be my post-busy season bender

 

[dunclock]

Stand in line for 20 minutes and wonder the rest of the day why they just don't call it Mac & Cheese with Crawfish.

Love your town - Jazz used to be my post-busy season bender

An Illinois guy telling the cajun guys about their food:mj07:

I can eat my weight in that food and would love to come down soon and hang with the guys and try it:toast:

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

An Illinois guy telling the cajun guys about their food:mj07:

Is it not mac and cheese with crawfish? I like all three of these things - wasn't a complaint

A Tennessee guy telling someone about a dish he's never had - go figure?

 

[dunclock]

Is it not mac and cheese with crawfish? I like all three of these things - wasn't a complaint

A Tennessee guy telling someone about a dish he's never had - go figure?

:mj07:

I have eaten most everything down there, been about 100 times, just thought it was funny on the irony

hope you are doing well bud:toast:

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

:mj07:

I have eaten most everything down there, been about 100 times, just thought it was funny on the irony

hope you are doing well bud:toast:

Irony?

A Tennessee guy not understanding the meaning of a word - go figure

Hope you are doing well, bud :toast:

 

[dunclock]

hey Bob, I have some tasty boudin right now:00hour

:mj06:

 

[Cie]

No wonder I couldnt get a flight down there this weekend. I have a friend in Lafayette that asked me to come down for the Festival there this weekend and no flights.

Cie, they are selling boudin in WalMart up here that are 2 6 oz links in a package for $2.50 and its pretty damn tasty:00hour

And I dont think there is anything on the entire menu you posted that I wouldnt eat and A LOT of it:mj07:

The Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette (about 2 hrs from here) is awsome. I would go more often, but it always coincides with Jazz Fest. You should consider making that trip one year.

BTW, 5 miles outside of lafayette, you'll find my favorite boudin at Best Stop in Scott, LA. While there, I'd pick up about 10lbs of andouille. Add some to your beans, lentils, smothered greens, gumbo, vegetable soup or whatever else you can think of to give it an awsome smoky flavor.

 

[Cie]

Stand in line for 20 minutes and wonder the rest of the day why they just don't call it Mac & Cheese with Crawfish.

Love your town - Jazz Fest used to be my post-busy season bender

I haven't had Crawfish Monica in several years. Not that it's bad, but not my thing. Plus, the lines are outrageous.


Try these ....

Fried Oyster Spinach Salad

Crawfish, Spinach & Zucchini Bisque

Pheasant, Quail & Andouille Gumbo

Fried Soft-Shell Crab Po-Boy

Cochon de Lait Po-Boy

Tagine of Lamb

Next time you're in, 1st sevral rounds are on me:toast:

 

[ageecee]

I haven't had Crawfish Monica in several years. Not that it's bad, but not my thing. Plus, the lines are outrageous.


Try these ....

Fried Oyster Spinach Salad

Crawfish, Spinach & Zucchini Bisque

Pheasant, Quail & Andouille Gumbo

Fried Soft-Shell Crab Po-Boy

Cochon de Lait Po-Boy

Tagine of Lamb

Next time you're in, 1st sevral rounds are on me:toast:

Damnit Cie stop it now your making me hungry...

 

[dunclock]

I haven't had Crawfish Monica in several years. Not that it's bad, but not my thing. Plus, the lines are outrageous.


Try these ....

Fried Oyster Spinach Salad

Crawfish, Spinach & Zucchini Bisque

Pheasant, Quail & Andouille Gumbo

Fried Soft-Shell Crab Po-Boy

Cochon de Lait Po-Boy

Tagine of Lamb

Next time you're in, 1st sevral rounds are on me:toast:

I will have one of each and several rounds:mj07:

:mj06:

 

[Happy Hippo]

Hmmm...some of my fondest "memories" (because strangely I can't remember everything...) are from JazzFest. From street musicians belting out Otis Redding to Bloody Marys at 8am after listening to excellent music all night to the scrumptious food and local hospitality, truly the best festival. I miss New Orleans, need to get down there sometime soon - what a great city!

 

[dunclock]

Hmmm...some of my fondest "memories" (because strangely I can't remember everything...) are from JazzFest. From street musicians belting out Otis Redding to Bloody Marys at 8am after listening to excellent music all night to the scrumptious food and local hospitality, truly the best festival. I miss New Orleans, need to get down there sometime soon - what a great city!

it beats 50 in of snow:mj07:

{but just to visit}:shrug:

 

[Old School]

Cajun, jazz singers perform at Jazz Fest
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<!-- end .byline -->NEW ORLEANS ? Cajun singer Wayne Toups and his Zydecajun band picked their accordions and guitars while thousands enthusiastically stomped, clapped, swayed and danced ? some doing the Cajun two-step at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Sunday.
The energetic band famous for the way it blends Cajun, zydeco and rock were among the local favorites featured on the third day of the festival. The day's headliners included R&B singer and Grammy winner Etta James, South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela and Earth, Wind and Fire.
"I'm having a blast," said Jazz Fest first-timer Morgan Kirsh, 20, of Austin, Texas, who bobbed and swayed to the Zydecajuns with a margarita in hand. Kirsh said she was waiting to hear the rock groups Better Than Ezra and Dave Matthews Band, who were slated to perform later Sunday, but was enjoying "this zydeco stuff" in the meantime.
Sunday marked the third straight day of sunny skies and breezy weather that greeted thousands of music fans gathered at the Fair Grounds Race Course. As revelers ate crawfish beignets and soft-shell crab po-boys, bands played jazz, blues, Cajun, zydeco and other music genres on 12 different stages.
"I had catfish for the first time," said 38-year-old Kara Garrett of Wilmington, N.C., who was at her first Jazz Fest with her parents, Shaun and Sue Reynolds of Chicago, festival veterans. "I'm addicted to po-boys now," Garrett said laughing.
Garrett said she was excited to see the Avett Brothers on Sunday's lineup. She called the folk-rock group from her home state "very entertaining." The band includes two brothers who play the guitar and banjo.
"They're too big for our town now," Garrett said. "I have to go all over to catch them."
With this year marking the 40th anniversary of Jazz Fest, organizers have taken care to pay homage to the city's musical roots. Opening day included a tribute to the late gospel singer Mahalia Jackson by blues singers Irma Thomas and Mavis Staples.
Over the weekend, the city's Mardi Gras Indian tribes paraded through the festival grounds playing drums and tambourines while dressed in elaborate garb complete with tall feather headdresses.
"The Indians are so cool and a big part of New Orleans history," said Mike Boyle, 49, of New Orleans, who danced in the grass Sunday as a tribe performed on stage, chanting and singing.
Also Sunday, singer-pianist Allen Toussaint performed with blues singers Deacon John and Al "Carnival Time" Johnson. All three artists have a history with one of the city's most legendary clubs, the Dew Drop Inn, which was a hot spot for black musicians before desegregation. Ray Charles, Little Richard, James Brown, Fats Domino and Aretha Franklin are among the big-name artists said to have performed there. But after the Civil Rights Act passed in 1964, the club's use dwindled.
"As good as civil rights was for African Americans, it had a mixed affect on African American venues like the Dew Drop Inn," said Glenn Gaines, president of the Dew Drop Inn Foundation, which is working to rebuild the club that was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Toussaint, the subject of this year's official Jazz Fest poster, is slated to perform songs from his first solo album in more than a decade, "The Bright Mississippi," next Sunday, the festival's closing day. Toussaint's album was released earlier this month.
Also performing next weekend are blues singer Marva Wright, country singer Emmylou Harris, trumpeter Kermit Ruffins and singer Tony Bennett. Headline acts include Bon Jovi, The O'Jays, Kings of Leon and Cowboy Mouth.
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___ Associated Press writer Chevel Johnson contributed to this report.